If you love lemon you are going to love this Slow Cooker Paleo Chicken Piccata. It was a hit with my family. It was so moist there was no need for a knife. I served this with roasted potatoes but you could easily serve with rice or riced cauliflower. The chicken had a light lemon flavor and the capers and parsley added a nice flavor and color contrast.
Be sure that you invest in a good quality slow cooker. Our favorite is this programmable cook and carry 6qt oval slow cooker. You can adjust this recipe to feed your family using 4-6 pieces of meat. I personally use 4 to feed my family of 3 with a leftovers for lunch the next day. I use 2 lbs of chicken in my recipe but you can adjust between 4-6 cuts of chicken.
I love that this is an easy freezer meal too! Just simply add all of your ingredients into a gallon size freezer safe bag except for your lemon and chicken broth and freeze. When you are ready to cook simply thaw in the refrigerator overnight. When ready to cook place into a slow cooker and add chicken broth and fresh lemon on top, cover and cook on low. Best of all this is a Whole30 compliant recipe and is naturally gluten free too!
I hope you enjoy this Slow Cooker Paleo Chicken Piccata Recipe as much as we did. It is a light and healthy freezer meal that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 4-6 Boneless chicken breasts or boneless chicken thighs I used 2 lbs
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 2 TBSP fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup capers rinse and drain juice - 2.4 oz jar
- 1 TBSP dried parsley
- 1 lemon sliced
- salt and pepper optional
Instructions
- In a gallon size freezer safe bag combine all ingredients except fresh lemon and chicken broth.
- Freeze
- When ready to cook thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
- Place into a slow cooker and add chicken broth and fresh lemons on top.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Remove lemons and salt and pepper if desired.
Whole 30 Recipes:
Paleo Veggie Filled Fish Rolls
Melissa is a soccer mom who has been married to her best friend for 22 years. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
Pam
This recipe looks delicious but the chicken wasn't included in the ingredient list. I assume 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts are called for in the recipe according to the freezer bag of raw ingredients.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Updated it! Sorry about that 🙂 I used 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Jo
Do you have to freeze?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
No you don't!
Erika Mehlhaff
CAn i sub veg broth in this recipe?
cathey
i used the juice from 1 nd 1/2 lemons in making this in my slow cooker and it's almost too much for me (and i love lemon!). is there an easy way to correct this?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Add 1/4 tsp baking soda 🙂
Rebecca
Do you add the lemon juice when you freeze?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Yes, I did.
Kane
How did you get the chickens "browned" -- as they appear in the photo?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
Just in the slow cooker.
Holly Larson
Hi! I am new to your blog and happy to find some new healthy freezer recipes. Can you please let me know why you don't freeze the sliced lemon?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
It turns mushy and breaks down when frozen.
Michael Ian Minter
why can't I add the broth to the freezer bag? why after?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
You CAN but it might expand too much and cause your bag to explode in the freezer.
Dani
Hi,
I’m going to make the recipe with fresh ingredients. How long will it take to cook in the slow cooker
Thank you
Melissa Jennings
Same amount of time 🙂